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Secure ASP.NET Web API 2 with HMAC-SHA256 auth

Software Engineering#security#authentication#timestamp#aspnet#webapi#nonce#hmac
AuthorFerranGuardia
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Solves secure API access by providing HMAC-SHA256 authentication for ASP.NET Web API 2.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Request signing using a shared secret to produce verifiable signatures
  • Nonce replay protection and timestamp validation to prevent replay attacks
  • API key management and secure secret storage guidance for multi-client scenarios
  • Supports constant-time signature comparison to mitigate timing attacks
  • Suitable for Web API 2 projects requiring end-to-end request authentication and key rotation

Quick Start

Configure your WebApi pipeline to use the HmacAuthenticationHandler and issue AppId/Secret pairs to clients.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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